Just my 2cents. I would not use the cork end gasket's at all, just a good thickness of RTV. Also use a small amount around the water ports too....
Mavman can tell you all about it. Used a weld up kit from Pulley engineering which is no longer in business because of a death of one of the...
They are a straight pipe thread, I think. Never did size them cause I have enough core's here, to rob them from. Local trans shop might help you...
Three turns is an awful lot, I alway's go no more than 1 3/4 on both. Sound's like maybe you have a seal that is either torn or not sealing good....
More than likely, it is the small "o" ring on the kickdown lever or even the seal on the shift shaft itself. The o ring is pretty easy to fix by...
Try this Jerry--PDQ#1-0134
Hey Jerry, just started cleaning out the parts shed and found a set of axles for a Mav. Using a straight edge on top of the splined end, measured...
I think he means brand name etc. for #3. I alway's use Motorcraft FL1A filter and 10W30 Valvoline oil. It seem's to cling to bearings and internal...
Always deck all my engines to "zero" depending on pistons etc. No more than +.010 in some instance's. If nothing else, just squareing up the block...
Just for info, wish I could have made it too, but my youngest son's wife(23) yrs. old, had a stroke in Colorado. He returned from Iraq and got...
I alway's preferred those early block's but don't know if it make's any difference in reliability in most cases. Have found that using later...
After three years have gone bye, often wondered what happened to the 74 primered Mav, that we sold. Was supposed to be put back on the street...
HUH ?:hmmm:
I think the Boss block is a good choice too. However, with twin turbo's and silly gas, life expectency is shortned considerably because of even...
So glad to hear you are really interested in older cars and learning to work on them. First thing I would do is get a manual on Ford cars. These...
One more avenue to check is the end play of the crankshaft. Have run into this many time's with several SB Ford's especially if they are high...
If you can use an impact wrench, it should buzz it right off. If not, get a 15/16th's socket and a sliding type breaker bar. A couple of good raps...
Been there, done that too. Seem's to me that any air pockets in the system would be vented out the transmission vent while under the high...
Assuming it is a 6 cyl, I bet the carb needs attention. Sitting for long periods of time with old fuel in the system, will crud up gaskets, float...
Try using copper head gaskets or get the block o-ringed. Try measuring the stud length on new one's and then torque the heads down and after...
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